COCKEYSVILLE, MD – A local resident and avid lottery player from Cockeysville has claimed a $50,000 Powerball prize, purchased from a 7-Eleven store at 10045 York Road. The Baltimore County resident discovered his win after revisiting the store where he noticed a banner proudly proclaiming, “We Sold a $50,000 Winner.”
The winner, who works at a big box store and regularly plays lottery games, shared his initial disbelief with Maryland Lottery officials. “I play for the big jackpots and never really expected to win big,” he admitted. However, his routine purchase of Mega Millions and Powerball tickets twice a week finally paid off earlier this month when he scanned a ticket that instructed him to “go to the Lottery.”
After consulting a coworker the following day, the winner was stunned to learn he had won a $50,000 third-tier prize from the June 3 drawing. “When he told me how much I’d won, I just stood there, staring, with my jaw on the floor,” he recounted.
While the prize falls well short of the multimillion-dollar jackpots, the winner expressed immense gratitude and surprise, noting that he had never won more than a few dollars before this significant win. He plans to continue playing, hopeful for a future jackpot, and intends to save his winnings.
This lucky incident highlights not only the joy of winning but also the local community’s excitement surrounding such fortunate events at neighborhood stores like 7-Eleven.
